Wanderwelle - Gathering of the Ancient Spirits

[jasondonervan]

 
[2x12" Gatefold LP / Limited edition CD / Digital - Spring/Summer 2018]
 

The Amsterdam-based duo Wanderwelle returns to Silent Season with their second album. Gathering of the Ancient Spirits is inspired by the last years of the life of Paul Gauguin, which he spent on the islands of French Polynesia. The album tells the alternative history of his search for a land that is untouched by modern society and whose inhabitants were still dependent on the gifts of nature and connected to their ancestors. During his stay, the painter encounters forgotten rituals and the primordial beings which haunt the islands since the dawn of men. In 2018, it’s exactly 115 years ago that Paul Gauguin passed away. This album is an ode to one of the greatest artists that ever lived.

[Silent Season]

 

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Lost In A Sea Of Trees was a brilliant album from last year, and I'm over the moon that a) new Wanderwelle, and b) Silent Season are putting stuff out again so soon, as I'm certain they were meant to be on hiatus for the foreseeable future. Previews sound awesome, will be grabbing this in a heartbeat.

[species8472]

thanks for the heads up! samples sound fantastic.

 

missed out on the vinyl for the first one, it still stings.

[jasondonervan]

New mix including lots of upcoming and unreleased trax

 

https://soundcloud.com/hypnus-memoirs/page-18-wanderwelle

[manmower]

Hadn't heard of them before, but I keep coming back to those Soundcloud clips in your first post.

 

I went back and listened to last year's album but it sounds like the kind of almost generic dub techno I'm unlikely to throw money at anymore.

 

The new one's clearly got character though.

[Leon Sumbitches]

Really like the sound of that soundcloud sampler, digging the artwork and overall vibe of this

[jasondonervan]

[Extralife]

https://soundcloud.com/silent-season/wanderwelle-her-name-is-vairumati

When’s this coming out?

 

Love this label - especially the latest Segue album.

[jasondonervan]

 

https://soundcloud.com/silent-season/wanderwelle-her-name-is-vairumati

When’s this coming out?

 

'Summer'

[Ragnar]

still listening to the music but that's some good album art

[Ragnar]

tbh I dunno if I'd spend money on this but it's still nice, it's like what I wish a lot of psytrance or downtempo was like. Maybe some downtempo even is /almost/ like this but the instrumentation isn't as good and falls back on a 'lush' sample

[joshuatxuk]

oh hot damn this exotica shit is right up my alley

[Extralife]

Shit is good.

[jasondonervan]

Nice new podcast, fingers crossed for new LP out this month.

 

https://soundcloud.com/zenevloed/wanderwelle-zenevloed-podcast

 

'The Dutch duo Wanderwelle gained much recognition with their picturesque soundscapes, intense, deep live sets, and warm musical atmospheres. Their forthcoming album 'Gathering of the Ancient Spirits' on Silent Season has been much anticipated, and it is pretty sure that there are much more things to expect from Wanderwelle in the future.'

 

Tracklist:

 

Pauline Anna Strom - The Unveiling

Abul Mogard - House On The River

Grand River - Secondaria

Acronym - Final Descent

Stanislav Tolkachev - Why Are You So Frightened

Pablo’s Eye - Double Language 

Isorinne - 3:29

Rune Bagge - Cold Plains

Albert van Abbe - Function D (Guy Tavares Monologue)

Varg - Salem I

Loke Rahbek & Frederik Valentin - You Come With Me

Vera Dvale & Psykovarius - Alguse Udu

E-Saggila - Alternative Street

D.Å.R.F.D.H.S - Bensin i Storkågetrask

Rune Bagge - Simple Dreams

Aphex Twin - Tha

Skee Mask - VLI

[manmower]

Heat wave's got me lusting after this album, but Juno are showing a September 10th release date for the vinyl.

[manmower]

[species8472]

been up for pre order on juno and redeye for ages, which is weird. can check all the samples on redeye.

[jasondonervan]

been up for pre order on juno and redeye for ages, which is weird. can check all the samples on redeye.

 

Juno are on distribution duties for Silent Season. Fairly common for labels to have advanced previews of releases put out there long before release.

[manmower]

Well yeah the previews have been public ever since this thread started obviously.

 

That vid with the full track is only a couple of weeks old though.

 

But it's the CD I really want.

[kichiguy]

Can't seem to find the pre-order link on Juno.

[jasondonervan]

Can't seem to find the pre-order link on Juno.

 

Juno don't do preorders - but they do put things up 'in stock' a day or two before release in the majority of cases.

[manmower]

CD's up for pre-order on Bandcamp: https://shop.silentseason.com/album/gathering-of-the-ancient-spirits

[jasondonervan]

[RickDastardly]

Can’t wait to hear this in full. Hoping for digitals on Bandcamp soon. Vinyl on order with redeye too.

[species8472]

redeye order in as well. samples sound fantastic.  also for silent season fans, segue - pacifica is finally repressed and up for order on redeye. do it.

[Extralife]

redeye order in as well. samples sound fantastic.  also for silent season fans, segue - pacifica is finally repressed and up for order on redeye. do it.

Love this album.  Thanks for the heads up.